Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Location: Campagnolo, 1020 Main Street
Call to Order: Céline Turenne at 14h03
Roll Call: Céline Turenne
Board Attendance: Robert Belcham, Scott Jaeger, Danny Markowicz, Céline Turenne, Neil Wyles
Guests: Kathleen Beveridge (Town Hall Communications),
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes from June 30, 2015
1st:Neil; 2nd: Robert
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- Financial Report
- Cash on hand 48k
- all data entered into accounting software for 2015
- Financial documents available and current – 2014 still pending (awaiting data from accountant’s computer
- Membership
- Current count: 115 members
- 40 new members since January
- Sustainability/Growers/Green Initiatives Committee
- Slow Fish Dinner (Sunday, September 27, 2015) – need one more chef; all wine is donated (except for sparkling for reception); salmon-safe farms have been contacted to provide produce (donation or discount at farm’s discretion); discount being negotiated for additional rentals;
- Marketing & Branding
- Status of shirts’ order: ordered – no GST/PST to pay (part of a special)
- Curry Cup 2016
- Date to be discussed (Kyle and Jonathan) –Kyle indicated in an email that he does know if it is coming back – no update
- Spot Prawn Festival
- 10th Anniversary planning – Robert Clark is on board; Celine to handle logistics as in 2014; committee will be operational starting October 1, 2014
- Fundraising/Scholarship Committee
- Danny is working with BCHF re: CTS scholarships to be handed out at Connect show
- Contacted Dennis Green at Go2hr for contacts
- Miscellaneous
- AGM: Date - Monday September 28
- Summary preparation required from all chairs, president, vp, treasurer, secretary
- Send announce to Scout (Town Hall)
- Location: Barbara Jo - Celine to ask and follow-up;
- board members participation (who is staying on) – send email
- new members: Darren Clay (PICA) has indicated that he would like to join the board;
- Executive Director position vote – Scott to send email to board for vote
- Participation to Connect 18 and 19, 2015: booth requested; Celine will follow-up and set-up
- Mealshare request for participation – guest for AGM? – Celine to follow-up
- Growing Chef silent auction price: CTS basket to be offered (similar to last year’s)
- BC Restaurant Hall of Fame gala participation – 2k – board to attend?; Sept. 28; Celine to follow-up with Impact event.
- Miscellaneous: web page and other service review with Karen Hamilton to maximize results and minimize maintenance – looking at electronic membership card; auto-renewal; private group on Facebook; etc...
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Adjournment: By: Scott Jaeger at 15h10
Next board meeting: MONDAY September 28, 2015 at 14h00
Location: Barbara Jo’s Books to Cooks